Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 947 · 40 questions

Tip (Add, don’t dominate): Good: listening to all, bringing in quiet members, facts or examples, disagreeing politely, staying on the topic, short turns, summing up. Poor: shouting others down, speaking non-stop, staying silent the whole time, mocking, going off-topic, repeating one point, arguing personally. Useful lines: start (“May I begin?”), agree and add, disagree politely (“I respect that view, but…”), invite (“Would anyone like to add?”), sum up (“To sum up, we agree on…”).

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking clearly (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) arguing personally
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
6. 6.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
12. 12.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) as enemies
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) repeating one point (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
17. 17.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
19. 19.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) who shouts loudest (d) how you work with others
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
28. 28.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) calmly finish your point (d) walk out
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
37. 37.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up

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